Carr's Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as Witches' Tunnel, (commonly used by children and residents in the area), it was originally built in 1856 for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was brick-lined in 1868–1869.[1] The railway line it was associated with, now dismantled, once ran from Donohoe Station to the now-vanished Carney Station, near the Carney coal mine, and on to Latrobe.[2]
.jpg) Stereoscopic view of the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Status | abandoned |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | rock bored, brick lined |
| Opened | January, 1856 |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Length | 825 feet |
| No. of tracks | double |
In recent years single-family residences have been built directly adjacent to the abandoned tunnel.[3]
External links
edit- Video of the tunnel [1]
Gallery
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Carr's Tunnel in 2013 -
Remains of Carney Mine adjacent to Carr's Tunnel
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carr's Tunnel.
- ^ Gillette, Halbert Powers (1904). Rock Excavation, methods and cost (online book). New York: M.C. Clark. p. 338. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Carney Mine, Carney Station". Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Former PRR mainline tunnel outside Greensburg". Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2014.